somebowdy Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 I got a 517 on the MCAT: 131/126/130/130. Some people on **DELETED** are saying that a 126 in CARS doesn't meet the 'cutoff' for Queens and that one might need to retake with a low CARS like mine. Is this true? I really don't want to retake this test just to bring CARS up, which isn't even a certainty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridian Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 As you will read on premed101, Queens does not publish any info on how they use MCAT scores for interview cutoffs. Your overall score is excellent. You can see some 126's in the 2017 interview invites (although not many). If you have a high GPA to go along with it you should give Queens a shot. The 126 CARS is a bit of a problem at other schools. It does not meet Western Cut offs and is maybe a little low for MAC which only uses CARS (but not a barrier if you have a high GPA/Casper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_go Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Looks like a solid application with GPA and masters. Would need to review extracurriculars to get a full appraisal but should get some love from some omsas schools (except the cars heavy ones like uwo and Mac) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterofnone Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 8:00 PM, somebowdy said: I got a 517 on the MCAT: 131/126/130/130. Some people on **DELETED** are saying that a 126 in CARS doesn't meet the 'cutoff' for Queens and that one might need to retake with a low CARS like mine. Is this true? I really don't want to retake this test just to bring CARS up, which isn't even a certainty we are practically MCAT twins - and i just wanted to say, I understand the pain of considering a rewrite because of 126 CARS. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wartortle Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 With this MCAT a wGPA or CGPA of 3.8+ is needed, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMislove Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I got an interview with 126 CARS so no it is not the end for you with Queens lol. Hopefully, it'll be the same this year, but previous years a few people with lower CARS get interviews, plus we don't know about the ones who aren't posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j17f Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I too just upped my MCAT to a 518: 131/126/130/131 and I am pretty confident this is good enough for Queens. If you look at the forum stats from 2 years ago (the first year of new MCAT) the minimum score was a 125, last year there was no one with a 125, but a decent amount with a 126. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterofnone Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 18 hours ago, Wartortle said: With this MCAT a wGPA or CGPA of 3.8+ is needed, right? not sure... but doesnt queen's have a sequential process with cut offs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wartortle Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 hours ago, masterofnone said: not sure... but doesnt queen's have a sequential process with cut offs? That's what I thought. I wasn't sure what the others were talking about. Historically, 3.8 and above has been enough to continue to the next step. My weighted is 3.82666666....I kinda shat myself when others said high GPA is needed (which in my mind is 3.9 and above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicase Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 On October 12, 2017 at 7:48 AM, masterofnone said: not sure... but doesnt queen's have a sequential process with cut offs? Yes they do. First is GPA (cGPA or wGPA, whichever is higher), then MCAT, then ABS(/LORs?). Once you pass the GPA cutoff, your GPA doesn't matter anymore, same as with MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy55555 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 for the mcat criterion is it the total MCAT score or individual sections like CARS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samc5 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 There's both a total MCAT score minimum and section minimums undisclosed. (Queens admissions website) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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